The PS3 is the heaviest console in gaming history

When it comes to gaming, nothing tops the PS3 in weight. By weight, I don’t mean the metaphorical equivalent of power, performance, or whatever. I mean actual weight, y’know, like how much it’ll hurt if it fell on your toe.

When it comes to gaming, nothing tops the PS3 in weight. By weight, I don’t mean the metaphorical equivalent or power, performance, or whatever. I mean actual weight, y’know, like how much it’ll hurt if it fell on your toe.

Qualifies as a light workout

Famitsu, perhaps running out of stuff to post like me, got the gaming hardware together and put them on the scales. The phat PS3 gets top honors for not giving gravity a hard time with its 11-pound butt. That’s five kilos – heavier than a newborn, or your stash of porn. After taking lots of flak in 2001 for its tankish size, the original Xbox checks in at second with its 8.6-pound physique.

Between the current models, the Xbox 360 is at 7.9 pounds, while the PS3’s diet seemed to do wonders, leaving only 7.05 pounds for the slim model.

If you’re curious, the lightest ever is the Game Boy Micro, barely tipping the scales with 80 grams.

[via 1Up]